The return of DHB

Darrius Heyward-Bey was full-go on Monday, participating in all of practice after sitting out most of the first nine and only doing limited drills in the others. He still won’t say what was wrong with him, though he did rule out hamstring.

Heyward-Bey, meanwhile, has been very vocal and explanatory with teammates at camp, helping out the younger players on the field.

“You definitely want to be out there, but I had a job to do and I was getting everybody ready, making sure everybody was getting reps and it was helping me learn,” he said. “Calling out the plays to the guys, that helps. I felt like I was involved.”

Coach Hue Jackson said as long as DHB feels fine Tuesday, he should play Thursday in the preseason opener in Oakland.

On Monday, Jason Campbell connected on a post that hit Heyward-Bey in stride, and on another long pass across the middle that was ruined when cornerback Chris Johnson poked the ball out from behind.

“I feel pretty good,” Heyward-Bey said. “I mean, done everything I had to do like everybody else. Been in the cold tub, taking care of their bodies. Tomorrow will be a big test, so we’ll see.”

Heyward-Bey would start opposite Chaz Schilens, as Jacoby Ford is nursing a broken hand and Louis Murphy … well, Murphy missed his fifth straight practice Monday and your guess as to what’s wrong with him is as good as mine. The team is not saying.

“I think it’s minor,” Jackson said. “As you guys can see, I’m being very overly cautious, especially with that position because they do so much running. They do so much running and cutting. I’m just going to take it day by day with these guys and see where they are.”

Smooth: Heyward-Bey on rookie Denarius Moore, that star of camp so far — “Denarius, that’s a ball player right there, smooth. We just call him ‘Smooth.’ Doesn’t look like he’s going fast, but he’s catching everything,”